The Salem Tunnel - a photo on Flickriver

The Salem Tunnel

            Tuesday, 25 April 2023: CSX Transportation L055 (Ex. Pan Am BO-1) has just started their race Railroad West back to Boston. Located in Peabody MA. Rousselot is the sole customer on the South Reading Industrial Track which diverges from the Danvers Branch in Peabody. This means it is the only remaining reason freights ply the rails this far East on the Eastern Route Mainline and the sole reason the Danvers Branch and South Reading Industrial Track see service. 

Sadly this will not be for much longer as Rousselot is scheduled to cease operations by the years end. To begin the process of shutting their doors rail service to Rousselot is scheduled to stop in the coming months well before the plants closure. However as for now it is business as usual and leading the charge on this day was MEC 516 an EX. Canadian National GP40-2LW. Originally built in 1976 as number 9657 she later was sold to Gilford where she originally wore the Big G paint before being repainted into what you see today. 

The crew has just shoved Railroad West (Compass East) from North Street Yard onto the mainline. After they got their light the 17 mile race to Boston started as seen here with them emerging from the tunnel under the city of Salem. The old platforms mark the sight of the original station witch has now been relocated to the other side of the tunnel. 

CSX Transportation, L055
Salem, Massachusetts

Taken on: April 25, 2023

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